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21-Apr-08, 10:01 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Penrith Gender:  | | |  best thermostat?
Hey all, what is the best kind of thermostat to use for pythons.I have used habistat in the past and i don thimk they are very good,they only seem to last a few years
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21-Apr-08, 10:05 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | Habistat or Microclimate. You have to be very careful that you use the appropriate thermostat for the heat source you are using.
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21-Apr-08, 10:13 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | | how much does a micro climate dimming thermastat cost??? or more so where can i get them cheap in NSW??
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21-Apr-08, 10:16 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | They are around $150.
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21-Apr-08, 10:17 AM
|  | Lewy & Sue Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Jimboomba,QLD Gender: | | | | I paid $160 for mine
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21-Apr-08, 10:40 AM
|  | Necker Cube Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: NSW | | | | My personal opinion is that the Microclimate B1ME is the best thermostat on the Aussie market. For price, functionality and versatility there are few that even compare. |
21-Apr-08, 11:16 AM
| | Lewy & Sue Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Jimboomba,QLD Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimera  My personal opinion is that the Microclimate B1ME is the best thermostat on the Aussie market. For price, functionality and versatility there are few that even compare. |
I would have to agree 
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21-Apr-08, 12:27 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: NSW Gender: | | | | dixel xr20c prime series are the one i use for heatmats |
21-Apr-08, 12:48 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Melbourne | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by james thompson Hey all, what is the best kind of thermostat to use for pythons.I have used habistat in the past and i don thimk they are very good,they only seem to last a few years | The Habistat's should never fail if used correctly.
Since the Herp Shop has been carrying them I believe he has only had the one unit returned as "failed" and even in this situation there was a possibility the wiring to the ceramic had not shorted due to heat damage.
It is important with the newer "clever" thermostats that you use the right thermostat for the heat source - both for the reliability of the heat source and the thermostat.
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21-Apr-08, 01:08 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Gold Coast | | | I can vouch for the reliability and accuracy of the habistat brand.
When i first started with reps i got one of the cheapo wall thermostats, absolute pain to wire and not the most accurate. The wiring diagrams were totally incorrect 
Now using habistat, so easy, just plug it in, no need for a sparky and i have found them to be super accurate. For the extra say 40 bucks between the wall type and a proper herp thermostat there is no comparison. |
21-Apr-08, 01:19 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-05 Location: God's great garden | | | | I've been using a Habistat for something like 12 years and still going strong.
Been using the day/night model form the past couple of years and it's great. |
21-Apr-08, 01:29 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: May-05 Location: wide bay queensland | | | i am using both habistat and microclimate, its hard to say which is better.
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